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Friday, January 17, 2025

EM Corporate Debt Themes in an Evolving World

Learn why we believe emerging market (EM) corporate debt offers compelling opportunities amid evolving global dynamics.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The 2025 Tax Reference Guide

William Blair's tax reference guide for income earned in 2025 and tax returns filed in 2026 is now available.
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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Macro Outlook: Uncertainty Abounds

Before the U.S. election on November 5, 2024, the outlook for the world economy looked robust and consistent with economic expansion. The results of the U.S. election have made this outlook far more uncertain.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

An AI Inflection Point for Insurtech

The technology necessary to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions across the insurance ecosystem appears to have finally arrived—with the potential to spur a new wave of investment and transaction activity.
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Monday, January 6, 2025

The Quarterly Rx: 2024 U.S. Biopharma Recap

The William Blair biopharma team recaps key financing and strategic transaction activity from 2024, a year defined by resilience and recovery.
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Friday, January 3, 2025

Digital Health Update—No Longer Unicorns, But Phoenixes Abound

In this episode of William Blair Thinking Presents, Ryan Daniels, CFA, group head of the healthcare technology and services research sector, discusses the latest trends in the digital healthcare marketplace, focusing on consumer-facing solutions, the rise and fall of digital health companies, and the evolving investment landscape.
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Friday, December 27, 2024

Creative Thinking at the Alpha Challenge

Madeleine Johnson of William Blair Investment Management’s marketing team reports from the Alpha Challenge, an investment pitch competition in which M.B.A. and undergraduate students demonstrate their ability to think critically and creatively in high-pressure environments.
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Corporate Transparency Act

Are you a business owner of a registered entity such as a corporation, partnership, or LLC or the trustee or beneficiary of a trust that owns such an entity? If so, you may be subject to a reporting obligation under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
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Monday, December 23, 2024

Emerging Markets Debt Outlook 2025

We expect a favorable market environment for EM debt in 2025 and believe that higher volatility induced by political noise could create opportunities for long-term investors.
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Monday, December 23, 2024

Emerging Markets Equity Outlook 2025

We believe the underlying case for emerging markets equity is strong, and explore three key themes that highlight the breadth of opportunity in the asset class.
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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Monthly Macro with Richard de Chazal: Economic Outlook 2025

William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal looks back at the economic highlights of 2024 and shares his insights and predictions for the U.S. economy in 2025, emphasizing resilience, consumer strength, and potential risks ahead.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

U.S. Exceptionalism Continues Through 2025

As “the year of testing resiliency” comes to a close, many may wonder what to expect in 2025. Macro Analyst Richard de Chazal explores consumer spending, inflation, the strength of the U.S. dollar, and more, in his latest Economics Outlook.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Emerging Markets 2025: A Landscape of Opportunity

Learn why our global equity and emerging markets debt teams believe emerging markets remain an efficient gateway to powerful secular themes in 2025.
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Monday, December 16, 2024

What Can Blue Whales, Shrews, and Megacities Tell Us About Energy Systems

In this episode of Plugged In, host Jed Dorsheimer engages with renowned theoretical physicist and author Geoffrey West, Ph.D., to explore the connections between biological scaling laws and economic systems, discussing how energy and network theories can provide insights into the growth and sustainability of cities and economies.
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